We're halfway through 2011
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We’re halfway through 2011.
What are your favorite metal records so far?
Here are the first 10 that came to my mind, in alphabetical order.
Amon Amarth – Surtur Rising
Argus – Boldly Stride the Doomed
Blut aus Nord – 777 – Sect(s)
Colosseum – Chapter 3: Parasomnia
Dark Castle – Surrender to All Life Beyond Form
Darkest Era – The Last Caress of Light
Grayceon – All We Destroy
Satan’s Host – By the Hands of the Devil
Vastum – Carnal Law
Witch Mountain – South of Salem
At least five more records – The Gates of Slumber, Hate Eternal, In Solitude (is Metal Blade kicking ass this year or what?), Autopsy, Tombs – could have easily slotted into that list. They didn’t come to mind as immediately because I’m still digesting them.
Some of you would grouse, “I’ll stick with [insert name of album from the ’80s], thanks”.
To which I’d say, “I respect the past but don’t live in it, thanks”.
So much good metal is out there. It’s up to you find what works for you.
What works for me is the new Argus record. You can hear a song from it below. It doesn’t have fancy marketing or cool costumes – just a lot of soul and songcraft.
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Argus – “A Curse on the World”
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